Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1897
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| Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined Causes, distinguishing Deaths of childern under Five Years of Age. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all Ages. | Under 1 year. | 2 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 60 | 60 and upwards. | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Ague. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Violent Deaths, † injuries. | All other Diseases. | Totals. | |||||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | 15. | 16. | 17 | 18. | 19. | 20. | 21. | 22. | ||||||||||
| ST. BOTOLPH | 118 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 38 | Under 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 35 | .. |
| 5 upwds. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 33 | .. | 83 | ||||||||
| CRIPPLEGATE | 34 | 6 | 9 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 11 | .. |
| 5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 23 | ||||||||
| ST. SEPULCHRE | 153 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 46 | Under 5 | .. | . . | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 17 | 29 | .. | |
| 5 upwds. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 49 | .. | 124 | ||||||||
| ALLHALLOWS | 94 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 24 | Under 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | .. | |
| 5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 17 | .. | 85 | ||||||||
| BROAD STREET | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. |
| 5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | .. | 28 | |||||||||
| PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CITY POLICE HOSPITAL | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Under | . . | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| ST. BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPITAL | 606 | 47 | 80 | 66 | 58 | 298 | 57 | Under 5 | 1 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 125 | .. |
| 5 upwds. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 26 | 44 | 60 | 73 | 259 | .. | 481 | ||||||||
| WORKHOUSE (CASUAL WARD) | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | Under 5 | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| 5 upwds. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||||||||
| ROYAL LONDON OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 5 upwds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 1,046 | 101 | 116 | 84 | 80 | 470 | 195 | Under 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | 9 | 12 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 38 | 5 | 15 | 104 | 214 | .. | |
| 5 upwds. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 60 | 116 | 119 | 123 | 380 | .. | 832 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also been taken into account in judging of the mortality of the District. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outside the Division or District among persons belonging thereto. | 146 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 83 | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | .. |
| 5 upwds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 26 | 11 | .. | 81 | .. | 136 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the Division or District among persons not belonging thereto. | 608 | 47 | 80 | 66 | 58 | 298 | 59 | Under 5 | 1 | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 125 | |
| 5 upwds. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 26 | 45 | 60 | 73 | 260 | .. | 483 | ||||||||